Another year in books

It’s going to be 42 here in Melbourne for the last day of the year. That is what is officially known as hot, hot, hot, hotty, hot. Not the weather for doing anything much other than floating in a well shaded pool or staying inside with the aircon on and reading. So as my second year of blogging draws to a hot close, I’m continuing the tradition I started last year and finishing the year with books.

This year my read list (being the books I read for the first time and remembered to add to the list and liked) is sitting at 160 odd, which is more than last year. That surprised me because I would’ve said I’d read a bit less, mainly because I think I took the train less to work, thus cutting down on reading time. So maybe I re-read less. But I’d still guess I’d re-read at least one book for every new book, so I’m still around 300 for the year. It’s been a big year for fantasy and urban fantasy, so next year I’d like to find some new great contemporary romance authors. I’ve got some faves who are newish in category but not in Single Title contemps. And while I read more male authors this year, I’d like to read more again next year. So many books, so little time : )

So what were the favourites this year amongst these books? Again, no particular order…

Sunshine – Robin McKinley (I was actually surprised when I saw this on this year’s list…I thought I’d read it last year but apparently not. And I’ve re-read this book at least three times this year, that’s how much I liked it).

Working for the Devil – Lilith Saintcrow (in fact, I’ve really liked all four in this series and am waiting impatiently for the final book to arrive from overseas as we speak)